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Sexual magic and moneyarticle 2006 • Herlihy, Laura Hobson
Miskito • Middle America and the Caribbean > Central America
This article highlights Afro-indigenous Miskitu women's position and agency on the increasingly cash-oriented Miskito Coast (northeastern Honduras). While Miskitu men (the main breadwinners) work as deep-water lobster divers, women live in matrilocal...Matrifocality and women's power on the Miskito Coastarticle 2007 • Herlihy, Laura Hobson
Miskito • Middle America and the Caribbean > Central America
Miskitu women in the village of Kuri (northeastern Honduras) live in matrilocal groups, while men work as deep-water lobster divers. Data reveal that with the long-term presence of the international lobster economy, Kuri has become increasingly matri...